Pet Shop Boys annouce Edinburgh show in 2017

The Pet Shop Boys perform on the main stage during the New Year celebrations on December 31, 2013 in Edinburgh. It is expected that around eighty thousand people will attend the Hogmanay festivities in Edinburgh. Picture; Jane Barlow

LIAM RUDDEN

Pet Shop Boys have announced that they are to return to the Capital in 2017 as part of their new Super Tour.

Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe will play the Playhouse on 22 February.

Pet Shop Boys last played the Capital when they headlined the Concert in the Gardens at Edinburgh’s Hogmanay 2013/14.

Earlier this year, Chris revealed during a BBC Radio 2 documentary that they were also thinking of bringing a show to the Fringe in the future.

He said, “We have been in discussion with Jonathan Harvey about writing a one woman show for Billie Trix, played by Frances Barber, and taking it to Edinburgh - Edinburgh doesn’t know about this by the way.”

In the new show, which Neil described as “almost like a cabaret piece” the character, an ageing club hostess, would “tell us the story of her life and sing us a few songs,” Chris continued, adding, “We are very excited about that and hopefully that will happen.”